On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1934

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 6 .700 --
Senators 11 9 .550 3.0
Athletics 11 9 .550 3.0
Indians 9 8 .529 3.5
Red Sox 10 10 .500 4.0
Tigers 9 10 .474 4.5
Browns 6 11 .353 6.5
White Sox 5 12 .294 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 7 .682 --
Pirates 12 7 .632 1.5
Giants 13 8 .619 1.5
Cardinals 13 8 .619 1.5
Braves 10 10 .500 4.0
Dodgers 7 13 .350 7.0
Phillies 6 13 .316 7.5
Reds 5 15 .250 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Sam Leslie 4
3 Tony Cuccinello 3
3 Odell Hale 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Tony Cuccinello 1
2 Lonny Frey 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Sam Leslie 4
2 Rube Walberg 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Jake Flowers 1
1 Pepper Martin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.56
2 Si Johnson 0.55
3 Lon Warneke 0.26
4 Tom Zachary 0.25
5 Red Ruffing 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Jim Mooney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 6
1 Lee Stine 6
3 Rube Walberg 5
3 Lon Warneke 5
5 Red Ruffing 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Reynolds .468
2 Joe Vosmik .426
3 Sam Leslie .410
4 Heinie Manush .403
5 Lou Gehrig .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Babe Ruth 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 25
2 Joe Medwick 24
2 Carl Reynolds 24
4 Chuck Klein 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 8
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 Pepper Martin 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Cascarella 0.92
2 Tommy Bridges 1.24
3 Carl Hubbell 1.48
4 Lefty Gomez 1.54
5 Tex Carleton 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 5
1 Bob Kline 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
4 Lefty Gomez 4
4 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lon Warneke 29
2 Dizzy Dean 27
3 Van Mungo 25
4 Bob Weiland 24
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 2
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .500
2 Joe Vosmik .488
3 Carl Reynolds .460
4 Sam Leslie .447
5 Paul Waner .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Ripper Collins 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Ethan Allen 17
2 Joe Medwick 17
4 Sam Leslie 16
4 Joe Vosmik 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Lonny Frey 3
2 Tony Piet 3
2 Tuck Stainback 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Cascarella 0.96
2 Lefty Gomez 1.00
3 Bill Lee 1.38
4 Lloyd Brown 1.40
5 Tommy Bridges 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Kline 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Phil Collins 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 21
2 Bob Weiland 17
3 Van Mungo 14
3 Hal Schumacher 14
5 4 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .369
2 Spud Davis .359
3 Heinie Manush .351
4 Jimmie Foxx .347
5 Lou Gehrig .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 50
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Chuck Klein 33
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 160
2 Lou Gehrig 143
3 Chuck Klein 128
4 Joe Cronin 124
5 Joe Medwick 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gee Walker 31
2 Ben Chapman 28
2 Pepper Martin 28
4 Evar Swanson 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.79
2 Lon Warneke 2.33
3 Hal Schumacher 2.36
4 Monte Pearson 2.51
5 Guy Bush 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 24
2 Carl Hubbell 23
3 General Crowder 22
4 Dizzy Dean 21
4 Lefty Grove 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 199
2 Lefty Gomez 161
3 Tex Carleton 142
4 Johnny Allen 136
5 3 tied 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Russell 15
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Phil Collins 6
3 3 others tied 6